America And I By Anzia Yezierska Analysis

At Disneyland, anyone can receive a Magic Morning pass as long he or she stay at a Disney hotel or pay extra when purchasing tickets. This allows them to be in the park for a longer period of time and, at least in theory, avoid long lines. Every visitor can still have a good time, but the overall experience is more fun for those who have passes for Magic Morning. To receive this benefit, a park visitor has to both know about the offer and have the money to buy it. This same logic applies to the American Dream. America still provides access to the American Dream, but the rich and educated are more successful at achieving it.
Some would argue that the American Dream is unattainable, but this does not mean that Americans cannot be happy. David

In “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn,” Mary Rommely, an immigrant, holds the belief that, once she came to America, “it’s been much harder” (Smith 82). However, in Anzia Yezierska’s short story “America and I,” Yezierska writes that “[g]reat chances have come to me” (107). How can Rommely and Yezierska both immigrate and yet have two different views of America? Yezierska picked up various skills and education over her years in America, explaining in “America and I” that “[g]radually, I became a trained worker” and “learned the [English] language” (54, 62). Rommely, on the other hand, did not understand the significance of education in America. She didn’t send her “first child to school” (Smith 82). In Jerald M. Jellison and John H. Harvey’s essay “What is Freedom?”, the authors explain that “freedom is associated with making decisions, and that other people sometimes limit the number of alternatives from which they can select” (7). Without an education, Mary Rommely and her children had limited options and thus less freedom to pursue the American Dream. Though she still could have, it was much harder for her than if she had been like Yezierska and picked up skills and knowledge over the years. The American Dream is possible for anyone, but today it is more feasible for the